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Gray Brewing

2424 West Court Street
Janesville WI 53548
Telephone: +1 608-754-5150
Hours: Friday 4:30pm-9:00pm, Saturday 2:00pm-7:00pm. Tours Saturday at 1:30pm.
Brewer: Fred Gray
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Notes

Opened: 1994

Annual Production: 9,000 bbl

Contributors: Paul Goemans, Ryan Weber, Siegfried Binge

Gray's Tied House is located at 950 Kimball Lane in Verona. They may start brewing there in the near future.

Updated: June 22, 2019

Beer List

Autumn Ale

English-Style Pale Mild Ale
- Date: March 31, 1999 (#3228)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Light brown, moderate head. Smoky aroma. Medium body, sweet, roasty. Very sweet finish.

Black and Tan

American-Style Amber Lager

Date: July 12, 1998 (#2951)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber-brown, high carbonation, good head. Roasty, smoky aroma. Light body, roasty, sweet, green hop flavor. Drying finish.

Bower City Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: April 21, 2003 (#4838)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber. High carbonation. Thick head. Piney, citrusy hop aroma. Light-medium fizzy body. Lots of caramel malt flavor and sweetness. Nice piney, mildly resiny hop flavor at the end, along with a fair amount of bitterness. Pretty tasty beer...could use a little more body, though.

Classic American Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: June 11, 1998 (#2863)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, low carbonation and head. Big fruity hop aroma. Medium body, moderate carbonation, real nice fruity hop flavor and plenty of malt to carry it.

Date: July 18, 2003 (#4963)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Big brown head. Strong black licorice aroma. Medium-big creamy body. Rich chocolate flavor with a nice touch of black malt. Finishes chocolatey and just a little sweet.

Date: June 11, 1998 (#2861)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark dark red, thick brown head. Coffee aroma, spicy hops. Thick, roasty, sweetish, nice hop bitterness. Real smooth beer.

Date: September 26, 1996 (#1651)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Black, good brown head. Chocolate nose. Smooth chocolate flavor.

Date: July 20, 1998 (#2982)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, high carbonation, massive head. Malty aroma, slightly spicy, floral. Light body, nice malty flavor, just a touch of hop flavor and bitterness...just enough to keep it interesting.

Date: June 28, 1998 (#2937)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, moderate carbonation and head. Some sulfur smell. Very light, slightly hoppy in the middle, malty at the end. No honey character.

Date: February 7, 1999 (#3171)

Package: draught

Place: Milwaukee Ale House Festival, Milwaukee WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, clear, moderate head. Faintly malty aroma. Medium body, creamy, hoppy, sweetish finish.

Date: February 7, 1999 (#3172)

Package: draught

Place: Milwaukee Ale House Festival, Milwaukee WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pale golden, thick head. Smells sweet. Light, clean.

Date: February 23, 2003 (#4698)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Brewed with coriander and sweet orange peel. Pale golden, very bright. Thick white head. Lots of sweet citrus aroma, and lots of coriander. Very light body. Very fruity, with lots of lemony/orangey citrus character. The maltiness is very subdued. Fruity all the way through; not complex at all.